As Requested by Ally

I left out a verse...so here it is

Cream colored ponies and crisp apple streudels
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings
These are a few of my favorite things
I am going to try an alphabet of my favorite things soon!!!!

It is going to take awhile to do that one though.

A Few Of My Favorite Things

Photo Scavenger Hunt #89 will be due on Sunday, September 24, at 11:00 PM EST.


The subject this week is:  a few of my favorite things
So there you have a few...there are alot more where that came from...anyone want a second verse????

Were you singing along?

xox Barbara

Photo Scavenger Hunt #88

Photo Scavenger Hunt #88

The subject this week is:gifts for Krissy and John!! To Play visit Val at There is a Season... God bless you both! Barbara

Canada Calling Texas!!!i

I have just had the most interesting talk on the phone.

That is right I have added another dear friend from Jland to my list of angels that I have actually talked to.

So far I have talked to my wonderful friend Robin who used to live in Texas and is now is California. Which I so wish I had met for lunch while she was here.  Such a blessing to my life.

 

My friend Sharon from  North Carolina with the accent that cracks me up and I love her so. She even called Rick and told him to get me something good for our anniversary...didn't work but it was nice she tried LOL

My sister Barbara in Lubbock that I absolutely adore and wouldn't trade for all the cattle in Texas.  She is the queen!

Now I have also recieved some wonderful mail from these girls and from  my other terricfic friends like Linda in California, Martha in Florida, Linda in Washington,Lisa from World Market. Bambi from Florida, Avon from Lisa in Florida,

And now....

I have talked to Treesrgreen from Canada!  We like alot of the same things, painting and clouds.

She also have an only son like me!

Stop by and say hello to her, she is a great person to get to know!

I am missing some of the people I use to talk to like Theresa...where are you?

And Jessica....I am calling you out!

And hadonfield.....

you know who you are.  don't make an old lady worry about you. 

if your name isn't here, it does not mean that I don't love you like Marla..who I talk with often and Mosie who writes entrys everyday like me, so I know you guys are ok.

Ally you know I adore you.  Sharonna and Mawmellow same goes for you too.

And Stevie I hope you are feeling better.

Shout out to Jackie!

Paula and I are going to meet for lunch soon I hope as we live close together only one town apart.

Marina I hope you are feeling better!!!!

Mary I adore your comments too.

Rocketman my English friend, you know I adore you!

Greg, Mike, Mark and others I look forward to reading your journals...you guys need to write more.

Ok who am I forgetting......drop me a line and yell at me and I will write a whole entry on you.

Love you guys!

Wait there is Betty and Val and Krissy and John...my inspirations! 

Ok let me have it......  

My Kind Of Survivor

 

                                           
A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small, desert like island.  The two survivors, not knowing what else to do, agree that they had no other recourse but to pray to God.  However, to find out whose prayer was more powerful, they agreed to divide the territory between them and stay on opposite sides of the island. 

                             
The first thing the first man  prayed for was food. The next morning, the first man saw a fruit-bearing tree on his side of the land, and he was able to eat its fruit.  The other man's parcel of land remained barren.

After a week, the first man was lonely and he decided to pray for a wife.  The next day, another ship was wrecked, and the only survivor was a woman who swam to his side of the land.  On the other side of the island, there was nothing.
                                       
Soon the first man prayed for a house, clothes, more food.  The next day, like magic, all of these were given to him.  However, the second man still had nothing.
                                       
Finally, the first man prayed for a ship, so that  his wife and he could leave the island. In the morning, he found a ship docked at his side of the island.  The first man boarded the ship with his wife and decided to leave the second man on the island.  He considered the other man unworthy to receive God's blessings, since none of his prayers had been answered.
                               
As the ship was about to leave, the first man heard a voice from Heaven booming,



"Why are you leaving your companion on the island?" 

                                                   

"My blessings are mine alone, since I was the one who prayed for them," the first man answered.

"His prayers were all unanswered, and so he does not deserve anything."


                               
"You are mistaken!" the voice rebuked him.  "He had only one prayer, which I answered.  If not for that, you would not have received any of my blessings."

"Tell me," the first man asked the voice, "what did he pray for that I should owe him anything?"

"He prayed that all your prayers be answered."

For all we know, our blessings are not the fruits of our prayers alone, but those of another praying for us.
                                                   
When Jesus died on the cross he was thinking of you!

My motto for today

This will be my motto for today.

Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for man.

I work from 8 to 12 today and yes I will be chipper and I will probably stick out like a sore thumb.

I will greet my customers and thank them for coming in to buy their groceries at my store because it is not the only place to buy food around here.

I will not let people around me pull me down into their grumpiness or sadness.

Rejoice in the Lord.  He has given me a new day to let my light shine through the darkness and I will not waste what has been so freely given unto me.

Thank you so much for all of your encouraging words and comments. 

I thank God for each and every one of you.

I did not meet any of you by accident.

He has put you into my life to bless me.

And oh how blessed and honored I feel to be considered your friend.

So off I go to work today.  With God guiding me along my way.

I hope you all have a blessed day!

xox Barbara

Too Chipper????

I had to work from 8-12:30 today so I got up at 5 and had a leisurely morning of two cups of coffee and prayer. 

Then I went and dressed in  the  nice clean uniform I laid out last night.  Did my hair and makeup and was out the door.

I walked into work with a few hellos and good mornings to customers and workers.

I mentioned to Miss Grumpy that I loved to work mornings because I felt rested and ready to go.

She looked at me with a look of disgust and told me I was way too chipper.

What?

Too Chipper now?

I have seen people who I thought were too chipper and they look and act fake.

I say hello how are you to my customers not to make myself look friendly or anything like that.  I ask them how they are because I truly care about ....um how they are!

And when I say Good Morning I mean just that...I hope you have a wonderful day and that you celebrate the new day that God has given us to celebrate life!

Then I started thinking about being chipper.

If this means that I am a chip off of my parents then I take that as a huge compliment.  I feel honored to be a chip off the block of my loving, caring and awesome people who raised me.

My parents taught me to care about people and to show compassion and respect for those around me.

After my break I was called into the MAIN managers office .  I was being evaluated.  He said I scored high in every single category, my highest being customer service......

And then................................................

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I GOT A RAISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So take that Mr. KB and Miss Grumpy!

And I laughed all the way to the bank!!!!!!